Two things that do not go well together

[foxfirefey]

lamentables has discovered two things that have a TMI but amusing noncompatability:

I am a dedicated user of the Mooncup. I am also a dedicated user of fresh chillies.

These two things are not wholly compatible.

Comments

[foxfirefey]

It's a tricky subject to navigate sometimes. What I was trying to do was to be specific enough to keep the people who wouldn't want to read it away (ie, people who don't properly appreciate nifty hygiene devices can stay out of my clubhouse), but I guess in a way that can also function as a shaming.

And I think I really like the phrase "alternative feminine hygeine" because when I was in high school, nobody even told me alternatives even existed. And then I found out all of these alternatives nobody ever really talked about! And I guess I do admit that I feel a bit of nervousness trying to navigate through it all. Because I really, really love my cup and am so grateful that it even exists, and I want to tell other people about how AWESOME AND AMAZING it is, but sometimes I have a hard time figuring out other people's TMI boundaries and I don't want deal with the repercussions of stepping over them.

[noracharles]

I get that. I love alternative feminine hygiene products as well, and think it's important that we spread the word. I wish I had learned about the different options available when I first needed them, and I think we owe it to all people who are currently or are probably going to be menstruating to spread the word.

Now that I've calmed down, I can see that by posting about it on metaquotes, and by explicitly using the words "alternative feminine hygiene", you were doing your part to spread the word. I would have preferred not using a cut at all, but knowing about restrictions placed on what people can read at work or in public, I can understand it, and the cut texts I suggested would not have helped inform readers of the existence of other options.

I'm sorry I blew up at you.

[foxfirefey]

Thanks--I was getting a little bit nervous there, because your second paragraph is definitely more what I was going for with my cut, not shaming. But, I did change the cut text right before I got this comment, just to make sure. And I definitely spread the word where I feel I can; I think I've gotten a couple of my women friends using cups since I found out about them, which I think is great. They're not for everyone, but if they are for you they make such a great difference that it's worth it to try.

[noracharles]

Thank you for being so great about this :-)
And thank you for helping to spread the word. I like your new cut text a lot, btw, it's funny, and I think people will click it and get informed.

[hillarygayle]

*blink* I just want to jump in and tell you BOTH how awesome it is that I just read a conversation in which someone snapped, someone responded, and it ended cordially. I just don't see that very much on the internet. It made my day.